Medical research

Why long-suffering hosts grow a thick skin

Occasionally, following a transplant procedure, the donor's immune cells recognize the recipient's tissues as foreign and trigger a multisystem disorder called graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). Occurring commonly after bone ...

Genetics

Stretches of repeating DNA predispose to systemic sclerosis

Systemic sclerosis is an autoimmune disorder that is characterized by excess deposition of connective tissue in the skin, lungs, kidneys and vessels, resulting in lung, heart and kidney dysfunction. In a new study, researchers ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Light device is effective ulcer treatment

University of Manchester and Salford Royal NHS Trust scientists have developed a lamp which could treat chronic ulcers with light.

Arthritis & Rheumatism

Stem cell transplant may be effective for systemic sclerosis

(HealthDay)—Stem cell transplant may be an effective treatment for systemic sclerosis (SSc), according to a small study published online Feb. 2 in the International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases.

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